I have tried to figure this out on my own but throughout all the reading I have done, it seems like I keep finding conflicting answers or the instructions they give are unclear… Am I supposed to just wipe out the pan after cooking with a paper towel, am I supposed to use water, or am I supposed to lightly wipe it out with soap & water and rinse? Thank you in advance!
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I’ve used cast iron pans for years and they are still like brand new.
I don’t know why people over-complicate things.
Cleaning: Water. Maybe a dash of mild soap, if you rinse it well after. The soap won’t damage the pan but the flavour can kind of stick around so you don’t want your next meal to taste soapy.
Drying: quick towel dry then just leave it upside down in the dish rack until fully dried, then put it away.
Don’t worry about scratching it too much either. They are very resilient. Unless you attack it with a knife, you’re unlikely to damage it. They survive way more assaults than “regular” pans.
These pans are easy to use. The only reason they have generally fallen out of fashion is because they are bloody heavy and people don’t like that.
And hey, whatever advice you end up following, remember that it’s just a pan. If you did somehow damage one (quite difficult to do, actually) you can learn from the experience and buy a new one as they aren’t that expensive.
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